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go back to katrina. the chairman indicated there were 18,000 businesses, what percent had insurance? >> i will have to go check the records. i was not with the office of disaster assistance at the time. >> it would seem to me that it is a critical question. can you give me a ballpark? >> i don't venture to guess, but we can get that information for you. >> i am disappointed in that. did you do anything with katrina as far as making it a learning experience? >> absolutely. we have a pretty good prepared this package that goes out and we talk about insurance being key. we do make loans of fraud and we will take it out of the insurance policy. there are lessons learned, but i don't want to state a specific percentage without knowing the facts. >> also on the 189,000 in new jersey, i would be interested in how many of those people have insurance. i am assuming that you would agree with me that it is critical, people looking to the federal government has that been? >> that is part of our process. we will make
go back to katrina. the chairman indicated there were 18,000 businesses, what percent had insurance? >> i will have to go check the records. i was not with the office of disaster assistance at the time. >> it would seem to me that it is a critical question. can you give me a ballpark? >> i don't venture to guess, but we can get that information for you. >> i am disappointed in that. did you do anything with katrina as far as making it a learning experience? >>...
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this idea emerged after katrina and rita. i had many local officials call in from the gulf coast asking if we had told them idea. yes, have told them about a flexible grant. that is what the local officials have asked for. it could be helpful to senator mikulski's need to get specific funding the counties that would not be allowed under current fema but could potentially be very helpful. it 618-36 months for the mitigation of funding to work its way down to disaster effective communities because of the process you are familiar with. could you please give suggestions as to how we could improve that within the next week to consider that to be authorized in legislation? would you support policy to advance a small portion of come a 10-15% of the most of the communities can get on with their work? two, administrator fugate, last year we've implemented legislation for temporary child care services. would you please tell us whether you are recommending that go forward or not? finally, the disaster loans. i am so tired of saying the
this idea emerged after katrina and rita. i had many local officials call in from the gulf coast asking if we had told them idea. yes, have told them about a flexible grant. that is what the local officials have asked for. it could be helpful to senator mikulski's need to get specific funding the counties that would not be allowed under current fema but could potentially be very helpful. it 618-36 months for the mitigation of funding to work its way down to disaster effective communities...
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that's katrina vanden heuvel bringing us a positive view. up next out to the doha qatar where it may not be so positive. leaders are meeting to talk about climate change though any discussion that doesn't include a way to get the medaling koch brothers is not going to change much of anything. that story is next let's rock and roll. there is so much going on that every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. >> today, new york city mayor bloomberg announced a plan top protect the city from future natural disasters but he said there were no magic bullets, you don't have t
that's katrina vanden heuvel bringing us a positive view. up next out to the doha qatar where it may not be so positive. leaders are meeting to talk about climate change though any discussion that doesn't include a way to get the medaling koch brothers is not going to change much of anything. that story is next let's rock and roll. there is so much going on that every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall...
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what did we learn from katrina? we -- we learned that nearly a billion dollars of katrina money went to people who owed billions and billions of dollars to the federal government. so -- and these weren't disputable facts. these were real facts. we also learned that we spent significantly, over $100 million, granting grants and money to people who were deceased. so all we're saying in this bill let's learn from our mistakes and let's not do the same thing. so this puts a prohibition on money going to people who have a legitimate adjudicated claim by the i.r.s. against their not paying taxes due to the federal government that they in fact will not participate because they didn't participate. and the second thing is if in fact you don't exist anymore in life, you shouldn't be collecting money off our kids to pay for something that isn't a real need. the final point of it is to really focus this on the sandy supplemental, and that's the division which we'll have a separate vote on is for funding fisheries. i have no pro
what did we learn from katrina? we -- we learned that nearly a billion dollars of katrina money went to people who owed billions and billions of dollars to the federal government. so -- and these weren't disputable facts. these were real facts. we also learned that we spent significantly, over $100 million, granting grants and money to people who were deceased. so all we're saying in this bill let's learn from our mistakes and let's not do the same thing. so this puts a prohibition on money...
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teams were unprepared and fema wasted a lost precious time and efforts were much better run during katrina describing similar observations many local residents and elected leaders are saying the agency isn't prepared to respond to disasters particularly in urban areas. at the least, the congressman hopes hurricane sandy is a major wake-up call. >>neil: you putting in a long day. >>guest: hour 13 and counting. >>neil: thank you. billions in aid is requested to help with the hurricane sandy and a big chunk of that will get doled out by fema but my next guest should they get rid of the middleman and get the money directly to the victims. my guest survived san difficult but his home did not. how is it now? >>guest: we are rebuilding, starting to rebuild. i have flood insurance. people this is flood insurance are worse off. if you lost your house, you have a cap and everything that you heard from the reporter, the stalling and the delay and they didn't know how to approach the situation, because there are three million people involved, or, maybe more, from jersey all the way to long island, you
teams were unprepared and fema wasted a lost precious time and efforts were much better run during katrina describing similar observations many local residents and elected leaders are saying the agency isn't prepared to respond to disasters particularly in urban areas. at the least, the congressman hopes hurricane sandy is a major wake-up call. >>neil: you putting in a long day. >>guest: hour 13 and counting. >>neil: thank you. billions in aid is requested to help with the...
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congress did not require them, and we did not do so after hurricane katrina andrea. other examples of catastrophic destruction. in responding to this disaster and disasters such as hurricanes in the congress should focus on helping those in need and rebuilding communities as quickly as possible. it is absolutely critical the administration go forward with the c-span request. and the stand within the last 15 minutes there have been reports about requests, size, and condors. i know many of my colleagues were present today and agree with the region need to advance a supplemental. of a court hearing your suggestions regarding the specifics of the program it can be utilized to best meet the needs of your constituents. has sent two letters to the president related to many asian recovery efforts associated with hurricanes in the end of the disasters on going in this nation and there are quite a few a copy of each letter will be included in the official record. the first included a list of recovery tools that the gulf coast leaders found effective in the aftermath of hurrica
congress did not require them, and we did not do so after hurricane katrina andrea. other examples of catastrophic destruction. in responding to this disaster and disasters such as hurricanes in the congress should focus on helping those in need and rebuilding communities as quickly as possible. it is absolutely critical the administration go forward with the c-span request. and the stand within the last 15 minutes there have been reports about requests, size, and condors. i know many of my...
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one is about hurricane katrina. we had a backlog. there there was a guy who is in a charity hospital, and i hadn't opened up even though it was close, we tried to move that and i guess you are breaking ground enough this year. the we have a huge backlog, thousands, i believe it was, it publicize such as we debated. we came back and change the law and instituted arbitration and our staff tells me that that was only good for hurricane katrina. we don't have that in the 2903. particularly on the public side, you are held to certain requirements and things do get sticky. but they need to get, more than anything, resolve. what do you think? >> i like to think that we make the best possible decisions that we can. i also recognize, particularly if we get a cost estimate, what happens when we cannot agree on that estimate. what is the appeal process? is the ranking member has oftentimes said, when you are appealing to yourself, the answer we usually be the first answer that you get. so i would look at that, sir, as we are looking at how the
one is about hurricane katrina. we had a backlog. there there was a guy who is in a charity hospital, and i hadn't opened up even though it was close, we tried to move that and i guess you are breaking ground enough this year. the we have a huge backlog, thousands, i believe it was, it publicize such as we debated. we came back and change the law and instituted arbitration and our staff tells me that that was only good for hurricane katrina. we don't have that in the 2903. particularly on the...
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. >> hurricane isaac descended on louisiana nearly seven years to the day after hurricane katrina. >> the country held its collective breath as the levees were tested again. the new levees saved new orleans but plaquemines parish was devastated. >> and the drought that rivalled the dust bowl. by september, sixty-six percent of the u.s. was in some degree of drought. this could become the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history. and number one, superstorm sandy. >> the storm made landfall over the most populated areas of the united states. wind damage, power outages, inland flooding and snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of people from virginia to massachusetts. >> i have never seen devastation like this in my life. >> the surf here getting much more violent. >> you are not to be on the streets. >> they are keeping an eye on the possibility of flooding. >> superstorm sandy has crippled the nation's biggest transit system. >> flooding and power outages that could last for day. >> people need to be self-aware. >> the storm killed at least one hundred thirteen people in the
. >> hurricane isaac descended on louisiana nearly seven years to the day after hurricane katrina. >> the country held its collective breath as the levees were tested again. the new levees saved new orleans but plaquemines parish was devastated. >> and the drought that rivalled the dust bowl. by september, sixty-six percent of the u.s. was in some degree of drought. this could become the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history. and number one, superstorm sandy. >> the...
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after hurricane katrina made landfall, many in mississippi are still trying to rebuild. i have witnessed firsthand the devastation of hurricane katrina and i understand it could take years to recover fully. i hope recovery in new york and new jersey will lot takeouts long as it has for hurricane katrina, but i would not be surprised if, regrettably, the recovery does take a long time. the hearing today will look at the effects of sandy and the transportation network of the new york/new jersey region. transportation and infrastructure is a crucial. these are needs for both people and freight. when the transportation network of a major city is crippled, the effect can be felt throughout the united states. i look forward to hearing from witnesses and what they're doing to repair the damage caused by hurricane sandy. i would take a moment to mention the assistance that mississippi received during and after katrina and makes us all the more eager to help our fellow americans in the northeast recover from sandy. for many in mississippi, helping those affected by sandy is espec
after hurricane katrina made landfall, many in mississippi are still trying to rebuild. i have witnessed firsthand the devastation of hurricane katrina and i understand it could take years to recover fully. i hope recovery in new york and new jersey will lot takeouts long as it has for hurricane katrina, but i would not be surprised if, regrettably, the recovery does take a long time. the hearing today will look at the effects of sandy and the transportation network of the new york/new jersey...
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by the time 29 years later after hurricane katrina, they were down to 3%. and a group of unemployed people decided to build power to bargain with the state for a path way back into that iconic american construction job that was a path and a career ladder to the middle class. so what they're strategy was, not to simply bargain with contractors, but to actually bargain with the housing authority. and what they've won this year is a preconstruction mandatory collective bargaining agreement on a set of construction sites. they're now going to enter unions and they were all going to ride up career ladders and turn it into apprenticeship programs and good jobs. >> this is something that i thought about which is -- if conservatives have used the states as laboratories to sort of go after unions, iet, progressives, could eyes the states as laboratories to strengthen online ons. there's stuff you can do at the state levels with domestic workers in california -- >> it's been a hugely wasted opportunity or opportunity not taken advantage of. if the right in union eyes
by the time 29 years later after hurricane katrina, they were down to 3%. and a group of unemployed people decided to build power to bargain with the state for a path way back into that iconic american construction job that was a path and a career ladder to the middle class. so what they're strategy was, not to simply bargain with contractors, but to actually bargain with the housing authority. and what they've won this year is a preconstruction mandatory collective bargaining agreement on a...
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it almost looked like new orleans of a hurricane katrina. so this is the result of what, long-term democratic rule? >> it's mob violence and capitulating to the mob. it looks like the arab street. where are the cops? why aren't they being arrested? as pat said, when they are screaming from the rafters, why is there any arrests in the actual michigan state house. michigan has become a state like cuba. all the people who want to work have left the work. not all, there are a few left behind. but these are people, this mob cannot learn. they would put their hand on a burning fire over and over again. they haven't noticed by supporting these unions they have lost the car companies, they have lost jobs. >> let me take a break. when we come back, i want to specifically ask you, why is it the occupy movement why is it the union events? why is it always the left with the violence? and then the media silence. >> oh, yeah. >> we will get to that double standard and also tonight there's breaking news out of north korea. the rogue regime has announced mo
it almost looked like new orleans of a hurricane katrina. so this is the result of what, long-term democratic rule? >> it's mob violence and capitulating to the mob. it looks like the arab street. where are the cops? why aren't they being arrested? as pat said, when they are screaming from the rafters, why is there any arrests in the actual michigan state house. michigan has become a state like cuba. all the people who want to work have left the work. not all, there are a few left behind....
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hurricane isaac making landfall near new orleans on the eve of the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. isaac made landfall as a category 1 hurricane. the slow moving storm drenched low lying coastal areas. here's one of the hardest hit areas, plaquemines parish. it then moved slowly inland inundating communities in arkansas as it passed. an eerie sight in the skies over phoenix as a massive dust storm called a haboob blows in. winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour brought in dust and sand from the desert. 2012 also saw the birth of a superstorm, a devastating hurricane that collided with a powerful cold system from canada that slammed the northeast. sandy made landfall in south jersey in late october flooding beach communities, submerging highways and washing iconic boardwalks into the ocean. new york city's downtown skyline fell dark. in breezy point queens homes went up in flames. areas of long island, staten island filled with debris. sandy claimed at least 100 lives and changed the landscape of the jersey shore and just a week later another blow when the area was blanketed by snow
hurricane isaac making landfall near new orleans on the eve of the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. isaac made landfall as a category 1 hurricane. the slow moving storm drenched low lying coastal areas. here's one of the hardest hit areas, plaquemines parish. it then moved slowly inland inundating communities in arkansas as it passed. an eerie sight in the skies over phoenix as a massive dust storm called a haboob blows in. winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour brought in dust and sand...
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we should learn from the important lessons in the gulf after hurricane katrina. transit agencies lost buses in the storm and when they started speaking with fema about replacing those buses fema said they could not buy new buses. they had to buy used buses the same age to replace those buses. these agencies were put in the absurd position of scouring the country trying to find someone who would seldom old buses but with mitigation funding we can pay for a new bus to replace the old one. the same principle applies to rail transit. hoboken pass station was flooded and coming back to service after weeks after the storm, should we put the station back together with the same exact vulnerability to flooding? or should we rebuild in a way that would prevent such extensive flood damage in the future? of course we should rebuild to protect against future storms. it seems to me it is not only common sense but for my friends who are fiscal hawks the reality is is more fiscally responsible to ultimately in sure that we don't have repetitive loss, that we don't have economic
we should learn from the important lessons in the gulf after hurricane katrina. transit agencies lost buses in the storm and when they started speaking with fema about replacing those buses fema said they could not buy new buses. they had to buy used buses the same age to replace those buses. these agencies were put in the absurd position of scouring the country trying to find someone who would seldom old buses but with mitigation funding we can pay for a new bus to replace the old one. the...
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katrina stands in our minds, but irene and on and on it goes -- sandy being the latest. and this one was truly of monumental proportion and create add lot of damage. and, therefore, a federal response is needed and necessary, if we're going to begin to have an adequate recovery, get people back too work and back in their homes, businesses up and growing again and working. and the bill that is currently on the floor for us here attem attempts to do that. now, some of us were somewhat staggered by the initial number, $60.4 billion. that may not be enough. that may be too much. but in the short amount of time that we've had to try to put all the estimates together in terms of what might be needed, what we have -- senate republican appropriations members attempted to do is separate that from what is immediately needed -- immediate laid being from the time of the storm through march 27 -- to attend to those first responders, those initial responses that need to take place, the whole raft of things that run the gamut from debris cleanup to repairing damaged and flooded facilit
katrina stands in our minds, but irene and on and on it goes -- sandy being the latest. and this one was truly of monumental proportion and create add lot of damage. and, therefore, a federal response is needed and necessary, if we're going to begin to have an adequate recovery, get people back too work and back in their homes, businesses up and growing again and working. and the bill that is currently on the floor for us here attem attempts to do that. now, some of us were somewhat staggered...
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because, you know, when we had hurricane katrina and the gold coast and mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was spared. when we had tornadoes in joplin, missouri, i was there. what we have flooding along the mississippi, i was spared. when we had crop destructions in the midwest, i have been there because they believe this is the united states of america. so i fully expect that now for the first time we have the type of devastation that others have suffered and should understand that we are going to have the type of response others have received. further to get a sense, i know are working towards this goal, but a sense this administration has stories of schools. >> senator, thank you for the eloquent remarks about this. as you know, this is a region i too have deep roots in. to use your term i married up. i married a jersey girl and worked in new jersey, grew up in new york. besides the personal commitment i feel, i've also seen a president who was on the ground in new jersey almost immediately, has done everything he can to help the short-term and has given me the responsibility to help
because, you know, when we had hurricane katrina and the gold coast and mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was spared. when we had tornadoes in joplin, missouri, i was there. what we have flooding along the mississippi, i was spared. when we had crop destructions in the midwest, i have been there because they believe this is the united states of america. so i fully expect that now for the first time we have the type of devastation that others have suffered and should understand that we...
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then we had to deal with katrina, here we are, sandy. issues that related to the domestic agenda. here we are, s.g.r., a.m.t., other issues we have to deal with now that need to be extended and the issue at hand then, funding for iraq versus right now, middle income tax cuts. i as speaker had to make a decision as a democratic speaker, new democratic majority, very enthusiastic about ending the war in iraq, to bring a bill to the floor that funded the troops. we did in it a bifurcated way, but we said, this is one piece of the bill, those who want to fund an unlimited war in iraq, you have your vote here, republicans largely voted for that, some democrats did, the next piece would be the domestic side of it, including katrina. they could do that right now. they can bring a bill to the floor, that does in the have -- that does not have the majority or maybe it does have the majority but doesn't have everybody in their caucus on board. we can bring a bill to the floor, but the republicans don't have to vote for it except for 25 of them. and then they can with that, a bill to the flo
then we had to deal with katrina, here we are, sandy. issues that related to the domestic agenda. here we are, s.g.r., a.m.t., other issues we have to deal with now that need to be extended and the issue at hand then, funding for iraq versus right now, middle income tax cuts. i as speaker had to make a decision as a democratic speaker, new democratic majority, very enthusiastic about ending the war in iraq, to bring a bill to the floor that funded the troops. we did in it a bifurcated way, but...
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hurricane isaac descended on louisiana tuesday night nearly seven years to the day that hurricane katrina struck. isaac wasn't such a monster, but it was still a killer. the country held its collective breath as the levees were tested yet again. in the end, the new levees saved new orleans, but plaquemines parish was devastated by flooding. number two, the drought that devastated the dust bowl. >> all the big rivers dry this year. >> by september, 66% of the u.s. was in some degree of drought. the dry weather is expected to continue into 2013 and this could become the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history. and number one. super storm sandy. >> this historic superstorm made landfall over the most populated areas of the united states. wind damage, power outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of people from virginia to massachusetts. >> i've never seen devastation like this in my life. >> the surf here getting much more violent. >> curfew is under way right now. you are not to be on the streets. >> they're keeping an eye on the possib
hurricane isaac descended on louisiana tuesday night nearly seven years to the day that hurricane katrina struck. isaac wasn't such a monster, but it was still a killer. the country held its collective breath as the levees were tested yet again. in the end, the new levees saved new orleans, but plaquemines parish was devastated by flooding. number two, the drought that devastated the dust bowl. >> all the big rivers dry this year. >> by september, 66% of the u.s. was in some degree...
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they studied after hurricane katrina and the numbers were revise revised because it was too difficult for them to collect the data during and after the storm. in today's report we'll be watching four sectors. manufacturing, retail, leisure and hospitally and temporary help industries. mark sandy said aside from the storm, the job market turned in a good performance during the month. this is impressive given by the uncertainty of the presidential election. businesses are holding firm in their hiring and firing decisions. another unusual factor in the numbers, the layoffs and strikes at hostess. those could also affect the numbers. hostess filed for bankruptcy last month. i want to bring you up to speed on facebook moving on up. the social network will be listed oven the nasdaq 100. it could be added to the s&p 500 soon. the shares were down nearly 30% since that much-hyped ipo. market value is about $60 billion. it would rank monothe top 50 largest companies on the index. one strategist says the move is eminent. >>> we're following breaking news. an earthquake rattles tokyo and there a
they studied after hurricane katrina and the numbers were revise revised because it was too difficult for them to collect the data during and after the storm. in today's report we'll be watching four sectors. manufacturing, retail, leisure and hospitally and temporary help industries. mark sandy said aside from the storm, the job market turned in a good performance during the month. this is impressive given by the uncertainty of the presidential election. businesses are holding firm in their...
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because when we had hurricane katrina in the gulf coast in mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was there. when we had tornadoes in joplin, missouri, i was there. when we had flooding along the mississippi, i was there. when we've had crop destructions in the midwest, i've been there. because i believe this is the united states of america. so i fully expect that now that for the first time we have the type of devastation that others have suffered and should understand, that we're going to have the type of response that others have received. and so i'd like to get a sense here, i know we're working toward this goal, but i'd like to get a sense from you as to the type of commitment that this administration has toward those goals. >> senator, thank you for the eloquent remarks about this. as you know, this is a region i too have deep roots in. i think to use your term, i married up, i married a jersey girl. and have worked in new jersey, grew up in new york. besides the personal commitment i feel, i've also seen a president who was on the ground in new jersey almost immediately, has do
because when we had hurricane katrina in the gulf coast in mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was there. when we had tornadoes in joplin, missouri, i was there. when we had flooding along the mississippi, i was there. when we've had crop destructions in the midwest, i've been there. because i believe this is the united states of america. so i fully expect that now that for the first time we have the type of devastation that others have suffered and should understand, that we're going to...
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and when we had the katrina disaster a few years ago, we did at least three supplementals for katrina. eventually we may spend more than $60.4 billion, but my view would be there are probably better ways to approach this than spending -- than appropriating that money right now as opposed to appropriating it later when we really know what it's for. this bill should not be viewed, either, as an opportunity for members of congress to fundamentally alter the disaster funding programs. there's a legislative process to do that. it shouldn't be the disaster funding bill that we use to change the law. we should have that debate at another time, and i hope we will. this, in the past, then, under the stafford act which was disaster funding act, we've limited what we could do just beyond replacing what the disaster took away. and we've added -- we've had a little too it, there was an argument you could make, well, if the disaster destroys this and there's a way to put it back within reason that makes it harder to destroy, we should do that. in fact, there was a cap, i think 7.5% was the most you
and when we had the katrina disaster a few years ago, we did at least three supplementals for katrina. eventually we may spend more than $60.4 billion, but my view would be there are probably better ways to approach this than spending -- than appropriating that money right now as opposed to appropriating it later when we really know what it's for. this bill should not be viewed, either, as an opportunity for members of congress to fundamentally alter the disaster funding programs. there's a...
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hurricane isaac descended on louisiana tuesday night, nearly seven years to the day that hurricane katrina struck. isaac wasn't such a monster, but it was still a killer. the country held its collective breath as the the levees were tested yet again. in the end, the new levees saved new orleans, but plaquemines parish was devastated by flooding. number two, the drought that rivalled the dust bowl. >> all of those big rivers, all very dry this year. >> by september, 66% of the u.s. was in some degree of drought. the dry weather is expected to continue into 2013 and this could become the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history. and number one, superstorm sandy. >> historic superstorm made landfall over the most populated areas of the united states. wind damage, power outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of people from virginia to massachusetts. >> i've never seen devastation like this in my life. >> the surf getting much, much more violent. >> curfew is under way right now. you are not to be on the streets. >> they're keeping an eye o
hurricane isaac descended on louisiana tuesday night, nearly seven years to the day that hurricane katrina struck. isaac wasn't such a monster, but it was still a killer. the country held its collective breath as the the levees were tested yet again. in the end, the new levees saved new orleans, but plaquemines parish was devastated by flooding. number two, the drought that rivalled the dust bowl. >> all of those big rivers, all very dry this year. >> by september, 66% of the u.s....
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katrina, the gulf oil spill, the virginia tech shooting was number one that year. so god forbid we don't have another thing like that. then it's usually politics. it might be gun control this year. might be something economic. could well be. >> jonathan capehart, we were talking about the last interview with the congressman from kansas. and, of course, i think what was so telling was not just the fact that he wasn't even considering having an open mind on assault weapons. he wasn't considering having an open mind on raising taxes even one dime, even if he got massive spending cuts and entitlement programs and certainly i understand idiosyncrasy logically where he's coming from on taxes and the economy but i wonder did he ever take a civics class? does he not understand that the house republicans don't run washington, that we have a separation of powers? >> yeah. >> it really is, again, tons of e-mails from republican leaders after that interview. it's a lot of republicans very depressed by the spectacle they just saw and they understand john boehner's position much
katrina, the gulf oil spill, the virginia tech shooting was number one that year. so god forbid we don't have another thing like that. then it's usually politics. it might be gun control this year. might be something economic. could well be. >> jonathan capehart, we were talking about the last interview with the congressman from kansas. and, of course, i think what was so telling was not just the fact that he wasn't even considering having an open mind on assault weapons. he wasn't...
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strengthen our first responders to our extensive investigations into the flawed response to hurricane katrina, the fatal communication failures in the fort hood terrorism case, and our current scrutiny of the attacks in benghazi, joe lieberman has always put country first. his actions are guided by deeply held principles and aimed toward progress. he has demonstrated his willingness time and again to risk his political career to do what he believes is right for america. joe brings the same dedication to everything he does. working with him on the armed services committee, i know firsthand how devoted he is to our men and women in uniform, and the deep respect he has for their service and their sacrifice. his leadership in bringing about the repeal of the discriminatory don't ask, don't tell law was nothing short of extraordinary, and it gives me great personal pride to have assisted him in achieving that important victory for justice. and it was vintage joe lieberman. he did what was right. he never gave up. and he got the job done. throughout his many years of dedicated service, joe has demo
strengthen our first responders to our extensive investigations into the flawed response to hurricane katrina, the fatal communication failures in the fort hood terrorism case, and our current scrutiny of the attacks in benghazi, joe lieberman has always put country first. his actions are guided by deeply held principles and aimed toward progress. he has demonstrated his willingness time and again to risk his political career to do what he believes is right for america. joe brings the same...
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when we had hurricane katrina on the gulf coast in mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was there. when we had tornadoes in missouri, i was there. when we had flooding along the mississippi, i was there. when we had cropped instructions in the midwest, i have been there. i believe this is the united states of america. i fully expect that now, for the first time, we have the type of devastation others have suffered and should understand we are going to have the type of response others have received. i would like to get a sense of you as the type of commitment discount -- this at -- this administration has? >> this is a region i also have roots in. i married a jersey girl. i have worked in new jersey, grew up in new york. besides the personal commitment i have, i also see the president who is on the ground in new jersey almost immediately and has done everything he can to help the short term and has given the meat -- giving hen mee response ability. you have my commitment we will do that. -- given me the reason has given me the responsibility. -- has given me the responsibility. you
when we had hurricane katrina on the gulf coast in mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was there. when we had tornadoes in missouri, i was there. when we had flooding along the mississippi, i was there. when we had cropped instructions in the midwest, i have been there. i believe this is the united states of america. i fully expect that now, for the first time, we have the type of devastation others have suffered and should understand we are going to have the type of response others have...
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every dollar lost in tax revenue, almost $6 is gained in helping people for sandy, helping people for katrina, helping people for all these efforts across the country, the things that government can and won't do. >> brian: and the nonprofits. >> and hospitals, colleges, schools. >> brian: they're extremely nervous, from a to z across this country if that deduction goes away, it's going to -- >> it's part of our culture t's part of judeoaw, alms for christian culture, it's part of american culture that we reach out and help other people. but it could go by the boards in a way we're not going to like. >> brian: some republicans are for it -- >> that's why i say, there is a lot of muddy thinking on this and we will pay the price. could that be the last concert that we have, that last relief concert for sandy if the law changes? the likelihood is not, but there is a possibility. >> brian: i know people give because they want to give and that's great. the other thing is people are going to get fed up and say, you want a social program, do it. it will change the attitude. >> brian: incentivizes giv
every dollar lost in tax revenue, almost $6 is gained in helping people for sandy, helping people for katrina, helping people for all these efforts across the country, the things that government can and won't do. >> brian: and the nonprofits. >> and hospitals, colleges, schools. >> brian: they're extremely nervous, from a to z across this country if that deduction goes away, it's going to -- >> it's part of our culture t's part of judeoaw, alms for christian culture,...
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my colleagues to work with me in the same partnership in which we supported folks in the south after katrina, the same partnership we will have supporting the folks in the northeast due to the consequences of hurricane sandy to support the ranchers and farmers of oregon who have been so devastated by these worst-ever fires. thank you, madam president. and i yield the floor. madam president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia is recognized. mr. isakson: i'd ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. isakson: madam president, i ask with respect to the consent on the senate bill referenced be shown as 3254, not s. 3425. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. isakson: and i defer to the lovely lady from maryland. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland is recognized. ms. mikulski: madam president. madam president, i rise to really comment about some wonderful men in the senat
my colleagues to work with me in the same partnership in which we supported folks in the south after katrina, the same partnership we will have supporting the folks in the northeast due to the consequences of hurricane sandy to support the ranchers and farmers of oregon who have been so devastated by these worst-ever fires. thank you, madam president. and i yield the floor. madam president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a...